Job Summary: This student laboratory assistant position helps setting up advanced chemistry laboratories, e.g., Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry laboratories. To ensure continuity, a new assistant receives training from an experienced assistant, then performs the duty independently, and finally trains a new student assistant during their last semester of service. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Take inventories at the beginning of each semester and notify the professor of necessary purchases. • Condition commonly used equipment such as pH meters. • Maintain stock solutions, e.g., acetate buffer, Biuret reagent, etc. • Prepare chemical samples for student experiments, e.g., pre-stained protein samples for SDS-PAGE • Clean and organize the lab space before and after each week’s lab • Other duties as assigned Education Employment eligibility: • Currently enrolled Delaware Valley University student • Must be authorized to work in the United States and provide required documentation to verify identity and employment eligibility Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Completed and passed the General Chemistry courses including the laboratory component • Completed and passed the Safety course with the DelVal Chemistry department • Enrolled in or completed the advanced chemistry laboratory courses Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: • Occasionally lifting 25 lbs or less • Typically standing or walking • Climbing ladders, scaffolds • Using tools requiring high dexterity • Exposure to chemicals • Exposure to unpleasant odors